Abilene, TX ·
OSHA Injury Report: BWJ Metalworks, LLC
Injury · Days away from work
At a glance
On , an injury at BWJ Metalworks, LLC in 3125 E. Hwy 80, Abilene, TX 79601 resulted in days away from work. Employee was JLWelder in fabricated structural metal manufacturing.
Where did this happen?
- Establishment
- BWJ Metalworks, LLC
- Parent company
- BWJ Metalworks, LLC
- Street
- 3125 E. Hwy 80
- City
- Abilene
- State
- TX
- ZIP
- 79601
- On-site location
- Main Fab Shop
What was the outcome?
- Outcome
- Days away from work (code 2)
- Type
- Injury (code 1)
- Days away from work
- 27
Before the incident
Lifting and removing chain slings from crane.
What happened
Employee lifted a chain from the crane while it was above shoulder height and it as heavier than expected and dropped suddenly when released which jerked the arms and shoulder muscles.
Injury or illness
Left shoulder muscle strain
Object or substance involved
heavy chain.
Summary line
Back and Shoulder muscle strain from lifting chains overhead
Employee and industry
- Job description
- JLWelder
- SOC code
- 51-9071: Jewelers and Precious Stone and Metal Workers
- NAICS code
- 332312: Fabricated structural metal manufacturing
- NAICS vintage
- 2022
- Employees at this establishment (2023 average)
- 56
- Hours worked at this establishment (2023 total)
- 185,804
- EIN
- 352516470
- Establishment ID
- 431778
- Employer case #
- 13
When (timing detail)
- Date of incident
- Shift started
- 07:00
- Time of incident
- 11:30
- Filing year
- 2023
- Submitted to OSHA
- 2024-02-14
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Source
Data from OSHA ITA Form 300/301 electronic submissions, filing year 2023. ITA Case Detail records are establishment-reported submissions, not OSHA inspections, so no per-record IMIS deep link exists.
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